As of the last update, I'm 9 points over where the last Democrat was who ran for the 20th LD in position 1. While I've got to win a lot more votes to pass my opponent, what we see now is real progress towards flipping this district blue.
Andy Zahn for WA LD20
@electandy.bsky.social
I grew up in Toutle, working as a farm hand, public lands steward, writer, and photographer. I am running for the legislature not to become a career politician, but to fight for rural SW WA and everything I love about this place. 20th LD 2026 candidate
Great letter to the Editor by my mother, Nancy Zahn, in The Daily News today! ""Now that we have received our ballots in the mail, it’s time to exercise our rights and vote. Voting is the greatest and most important of our freedoms in this country, and it should not be taken lightly."
Letter to the Editor | Voting is 'the key to your future'
"Voting is the greatest and most important of our freedoms in this country, and it should not be taken lightly."
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Remember to get out there and cast your vote in the #WashingtonState #primary today! Your primary #vote for me and other #Democrats in tough races will help bring much-needed visibility to our campaigns, and help build momentum for the general election. #LD20 #waleg
Brent Hennrich is the representative we need here WA3. If you haven't voted yet in the primary, get out there and cast that vote for Brent, and pitch in with phone banking to help get the word out!
Brent Hennrich 🇺🇸 For Congress (D) 💯PRO CHOICE!@bhennrich.bsky.social · 2d agoAll hands on deck for a final GOTV phone bank. Help us drive Democrat turnout at the Ballot Box! Scan the QR and join. When Democrats VOTE, Democrats WIN!
I pledge to never take money from corporations. My opponant happily takes money from the likes of Chevron, T-mobile, Amazon, Weyerhauser, JP Morgan, BP, AT&T, Eli Lilly, ESA, Broadband Communications Association, Walmart, NW Natural Gas, Peacock, Lumen Technologies (Centurylink), Comcast, etc.
Washington's Growth Management Act was a great piece of legislation, but it is in urgent need of an update. Suburban sprawl is running rampant in rural areas, paving over our fields and forests. We must enact changes to strengthen the GMA and put a stop to further sprawl.
The Good, the Bad, and the UGA-ly as WA Growth Management Act Turns 35
Here is what is working well and not so well as Washington State's Growth Management Act celebrates 35 years. Travis Merrigan suggests some reforms to keep suburban sprawl at bay.
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I am the only candidate running for office Washington's 20th legislative district who registered with the Washington AI Resistance as supporting a moratorium on data centers.
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Which Washington legislative candidates support an immediate moratorium on new data centers? Click your district to find out.
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Its time to vote in the 20th LD and the 3rd CD! make sure you have filled out your ballots and dropped them off in a ballot box if you can! Our endorsed candidates are @bhennrich.bsky.social @electandy.bsky.social voteevanjones.com
Here's a rough concept sketch of one of the parks I want to create for rural communities. Kiona Peak Park would preserve this iconic peak overlooking Randle in Eastern Lewis County.
Stopped by Toledo Cheese Days this afternoon! Cool to see all the classic cars.
The plan to drill a new tunnel, build an industrial haul road, and lower the level of Spirit Lake would be absolutely catastrophic for the lake, the recovering blast zone, and for local communities. It would also waste hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars.
I'm pleased to announce that Washington Conservation Action has endorsed my campaign!
Happy independance day! Please think about all the animals (both wild and domestic) before you set off fireworks this 4th of July. This baby Robin has only just left the nest this morning, and he's being subjected to all the stress of a battlefield as people set off explosives all around.
This is the line for the bathrooms this morning at Paradise in Mt. Rainier National Park (MRNP webcam). The overcrowding problem in our National Parks has an obvious solution: build new large, wild parks nearer to our towns and cities.
Visited the Longview WA Go Forth festival yesterday! Hung out at the Cowlitz County Democrats booth and had some great conversations with folks.
It's unfortunate that @governorferguson.bsky.social has chosen to recruit representatives from entrenched corporate entities such as Amazon, Microsoft, T-Mobile, and Boeing for inclusion on his "Economic Development Council". This group is nothing more than an echo chamber of the establishment.
My sincere thanks to the Lewis County Democrats for their endorsement of my campaign! @lewiscountydemocrats.org
I am grateful for the endorsement of the 20th Legislative District Democrats. I am dedicated to uplifting rural communities in Southwest Washington, and together we can do great things for this state.
@20thdems.bsky.social · last mo.The 20th Legislative District is pleased to announce that we have endorsed @electandy.bsky.social for state representative position 1. He has great ideas to revitalize our rural economies and chart a new path forward for the 20th.
@gluesenkampperez.house.gov is wrong. Plastic is not the only alternative to cardboard and paper. The process of making paper from hemp is much less dangerous than the process of making paper from wood pulp.
Letter to the Editor | Paper replacement doesn't have to be plastic
"... we must do better than subject workers and communities to risks inherent in handling the chemicals necessary to turn wood pulp into paper."
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It was great to have the opportunity to talk to so many folks at the Longview Pride Festival this weekend! It was wonderful to see people get excited about parks, industrial hemp, and various rural revitalization measures in Southwest Washington. It sparked many constructive conversations.
Key objectives I hope to achieve in WA's 20th Legislative District if elected to public office: 33 New & expanded Parks 8 New Train Stations 6 New Industrial Hemp Processing/Manufacturing Facilities 10 Major Affordable Housing Projects 0 acres lost to suburban/commercial/industrial sprawl
The average cost of owning and operating a car is $12,297 per year, and for most people here in Southwest Washington, the burden of car ownership is mandatory. It doesn't have to be this way.
Cutting the cost of your commute
The cost of living in Washington State is a constant concern to the millions of people living here, and it is imperative that we work to address this multifaceted crisis. Fortunately, there are a f…
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If you want an idea of what a sad condition Washingnton's passenger rail network is in, just look at the horrendous delay which has been inflicted upon passengers headed East from Seattle on Amtrak's Empire Builder this evening.
Out bringing in the hay this week! Southwest Washington is home to some of the most productive and beautiful farmland in the state, but that precious heritage is at risk as more of these fertile lands are buried beneath suburbs, warehouses, and strip malls each year.
My plan to fight back against data centers and generative AI. andyzahn.com/2026/06/06/f...
Fighting back against data centers
Data centers pose an existential threat to our communities and our environment on many levels. It is necessary to take decisive action against data centers to the greatest and widest extent possibl…
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The Nippon-Dynawave disaster is a tragedy which we need to learn from. We need to seek out industries that don't pose so great a threat to workers and communities, and employers which will place a higher value on the health and safety of their employees. www.kuow.org/stories/mult...
Corrosive chemicals hamper recovery efforts at Longview industrial site; 9 still unaccounted for after tank rupture
At least one person is dead and multiple people have been injured in a major chemical tank implosion at a Southwest Washington paper mill Tuesday morning, according to local officials.
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It is heartening to see college students reject the charlatans peddling AI & data centers. Americans don't want this job-killing, water-hogging, power-guzzling, noisy, polluting tech that is paving over our landscapes while providing no benefit to anyone other than corporations & the ultra wealthy.
College students drown out AI-praising commencement speeches with boos — 'deal with it' one speaker fires back as students heckle positive pitches for AI's role
Arizona students reject ex-Google exec's positive words on AI
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